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First edition
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| Author | Alex Miller |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin, Australia |
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Publication date
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1992 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 302 pp |
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| OCLC | 27488276 |
| Preceded by | The Tivington Nott |
| Followed by | The Sitters |
The Ancestor Game is a 1992 Miles Franklin literary award-winning novel by the Australian author Alex Miller. The Ancestor Game was republished by Allen & Unwin in 2003.
'Takes the historical novel to new frontiers. It is fabulous in every sense of the word.' - Commonwealth Writers Prize judges
'Extraordinary fictional portraits of China and Australia.' - New York Times Book Review
'A major new novel of grand design and rich texture, a vast canvas of time and space, its gaze outward yet its vision intimate and intellectually abundant.' - The Age